Improvement in hobby-horses



l. REINHART.

Hobby-Horses.

N0. 143,930.- Patented Oct. 21,1873.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN RENHABT, OF NEW YORK,`N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN HBBV-HRSES.

Specification forming part of ALetters Patent No. 143,930, dated October 21, 1873; application filed August 15, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN REINHART, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bocking Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specication, in which drawing- Figure'l represents a sectional side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in mounting the body of a toy upon alever and an auxiliary support, said lever being directly connected with and swinging on a shaft that has its bearings in the base of the toy, in combination with a coiled spring, one end of which is secured to the base and the other end to the swinging lever in such a manner that, by the combination of the lever with the spring, the action of the spring is increased and a rocking toy is obtained which Works with ease and comfort, and which is not liable to get out of order. lith the lswinging lever is combined an elastic brace-one or more-so as to increase the steadiness of the body of the toy and to produce a secondary rocking motion of said body.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the body of my toy, which may be made in the form of a horse, or in any other desirable forni or shape. On the under side of this body, near its front part, is secured a lever, B, which is, by preference, in the form of a frame, and the lower end of which swings freely on a shaft, C, that has its bearings in the base D of the toy. Inthe example shown in the drawing bearings. From the lever B extend braces E to the rear part of the body A, and these braces are made elastic, so that the body has a sec= ondary rocking motion on the lever B. In some instances the brace or braces E may be rigid bars, and thus form an auxiliary to the lever B, for supporting the toy. In order to allow this motion to take place, the connection between the lever and the body A must be effected by a hinge-joint. The lever B is sub jected to the action of a coiled spring, F, the outer` end of which is secured to said lever, while its inner end is iirmly attached to the shaft C, or to any part that is firmly connected to the base D.

By combining the swinging lever with the spring the action of said spring is materially increased and a rocking toy is obtained which works easily, and which is not liable to get out of order.

It is obvious that two or more springs may be applied to the lever B, if it should be desirable.

Ido not claim as my invention the combination of a coiled spring with a rocking toy, such having been used heretofore.

Vhat l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y l. The swinging lever B having an auxiliary brace, E, for supporting the body A, in combination with the shaft C, spring F, and base p D, substantially as and for the purpose specifled.

2. The elastic braces E, in combination with the swinging lever B, body A, base D, and spring F, arranged to operate substantially as set forth.

JOHN REINHABT.

s VitIiesses:

W. HAUTE, E. F. KAsTENHUnnn. 

